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May 17, 2005
OH THE CHOICES
Speak English if you're going to talk trash about somebody!
On the positively loco show, Dr. Edweirdo was talking trash about the banker and how he spent every last penny of the poor and only civilian hospital. Tony 'amened' every thing the ponytailed old man had to say about Phil Flores and how he squandered the hospital's money while he was/is the board chair. He lashed out about all the forging of signatures and talked trash about anything and everything hashing and rehashing whatever he could about the dastardly actions of the white people that have left or are about to leave, of course, there's still the white man named Flores who should know better because he's a banker. Gosh, Lee Webber's name even came up in Edweirdo's conversation and for the life of me, couldn't figure how Lee figured into the conversation except that he was a white man....I don't think he has anything to do with the hospital, but then, I don't know everything that's going on over there! Some dude called in and cursed Flores and all the white people at GMH and of course, Tony allowed it to go on, he had to, he didn't have many other callers that had anything to talk about except the horrors at GMH and if it bleeds, it leads......so, you had a choice, you could listen to the weirdoes on(or should be) lithium, or you could listen to Tony Lamorena stutter his way through an explanation as to why the government of Guam(remember, we don't have funds for text books, etcetera) can spend $36K per year for a travel office in the Philippines so that we can lure high end travellers to Guam. Tony surely wasn't trying to convince Ray Gibson and Patti Arroyo who are too smart to know that Continental Airlines would pull out of the PI if Guam didn't put up a travel office in the PI as an advertising outlet as he tried to convince and we already know that Lucio Tan uses his airline for his own reasons and will or won't whether or not there's a travel office....but, Tony tried to convince the two, in my opinion, trying to pull the wool over their 'naive' eyes.....then when that didn't work, he went one further.....he then said that the more affluent Filipino were going to come to Guam to shop because here they knew they would be sure that they would be buying 'genuine'(not verbatim) designer products, that in the PI, they weren't real.......Ray and Patti had their laugh for the day, as I did....I'm not sure that Tony Lamorena will live this one down if it's ever replayed in the PI! What a dork! And, he's the PIO? I think he might have just lost the Filipino vote, no?
Then Ray Gibson notes that he can't retrieve the information on GVB's webpage on the number of arrivals from the PI........the reason being that he wasn't a GVB member........a knowledgeable caller, Jack, upset, calls and reminds a stuttering Lamorena that GVB's website is government owned and that the information is public and that the information gathered is for the public and therefore has nothing to do with the membership of GVB....more stuttering.....fortunately for the stutterig Lamorena.....it was time to end the show.....Of course, true to Lamorena's style, he said, as usual, 'he'll look into it'......and he probably will, but don't look for the results to happen in your lifetime.........he isn't known for instant results.....maybe the governor's office needs someone in the mailroom?
Posted by auntiecharo at May 17, 2005 03:00 PM
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Auntie:
Even though my new responsibilities do not include the insular areas, I wanted you to have this and post the good news. This attention that the islands receive now will pay off, if the momentum can continue. With the military build up, the activity on Guam at least seems likely to last for a while-giving a push to growth and development.
I love Guam, and my family (a very large part of it) is still on Guam. I am in DC raising my family of Chamolis, but I always dream of making Guam our second home some how. I will continue to keep a focus on the security issues facing the islands, and this will help with encouraging investment.
I just wanted you to help underscore the importance of having Assistant Secretary Lynn Scarlett on Guam and in the islands. She has vast private sector experience, is very well respected and is a real asset to the Department and the islands. This is a very good development for Guam and the region.
Economy to get a boost from trade mission
By Gerardo R. Partido
Variety News Staff
THE island’s economy may soon get a boost from additional businesses planned for Guam by participants in a Department of Interior business opportunities mission.
Representatives from 15 U.S. companies are currently on island to explore business opportunities on Guam and other islands in the region.
The mission, composed of companies involved in various industries ranging from water technology, construction, tourism, and engineering, is led by Assistant Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular Affairs David B. Cohen.
According to the governor, the potential investors have already met with local government, education, and private sector officials to interact and become better acquainted with the island’s economy and the opportunities that the island has to offer.
During a press conference yesterday, Scarlett also pointed out that Guam’s location is strategic not only from the military perspective but also from the economic perspective.
“We are at a juncture at the outset of this 21st century wherein Guam really lies in the gateway to Asia, making your island an ideal investment venture for American companies,” Scarlett said.
“We anticipate additional construction not only from the military but also to build up Guam’s infrastructure. Among the companies planning to do business here is a water engineering company which plans to start operations for agricultural purposes,” she added.
Other companies want to open offices on island to use Guam as a base of operations for business activities in the Asia-Pacific region.
Scarlett said the current business mission is a direct result of the DOI business opportunities conference held in Los Angeles last year.
“Following that conference, we wanted to make sure that we moved away from the theoretical and abstract to the actual nitty gritty, so that’s why we’re here. Firms that are interested have already started one on one meetings with local companies here. They have been briefed about the advantages of doing business here and we are looking forward to a productive outcome,” Scarlett said.
During the press conference, the governor said he was pleased to host the DOI business mission on Guam.
“This is concrete, we are delivering on the promise of the DOI conference we attended in D.C. and Los Angeles. I have met with the mission delegates and many are looking for partners on Guam. Guam can be the lead island within the western Pacific and Micronesia area,” Camacho said.
The governor added that his administration is grateful to DOI for giving Guam the opportunity to be less reliant on Washington and more dependent on native abilities and resources.
“We are now in a special time in the history of our island. We have a window of opportunity to really make great things happen and we intend to fully take advantage of this,” the governor concluded.
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Posted by: Keith Parsky at May 18, 2005 12:14 AM
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